1956 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1956 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Skip Stahley and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one home game in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College.

1956 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5 (0–4 PCC)
Head coach
  • Skip Stahley (3rd season)
Home stadiumNeale Stadium
1956 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Oregon State $ 6 1 17 3 1
No. 18 USC 5 2 08 2 0
UCLA 5 2 07 3 0
Washington 4 4 05 5 0
Oregon 3 3 24 4 2
Stanford 3 4 04 6 0
Washington State 2 5 13 6 1
California 2 5 03 7 0
Idaho 0 4 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Idaho compiled a 4–5 overall record but were 0–4 in the PCC. After four losses to open, the Vandals won three straight, then split the final two games.

After road losses to Washington and Oregon, the Vandals suffered a second straight loss in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, falling 19–33 at home on October 6. Following the game, skirmishes between student factions provoked the Moscow city police to use tear gas to control the situation. The following week, Idaho was depleted by injuries and came out on the short end of a 41-point homecoming shutout by Arizona State.

The most recent winning season for Idaho football was 18 years earlier in 1938, and the Vandals were a win shy in 1956. The streak was broken seven years later in 1963.

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